Health Care Licenses Committee
Filed: 3/3/2010
 
 

 




 

 		












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AMENDMENT TO HOUSE BILL 5744 




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    AMENDMENT NO. ______. Amend House Bill 5744 by replacing 
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everything after the enacting clause with the following:

 
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    "Section 5. The Department of Professional Regulation Law 
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of the
Civil Administrative Code of Illinois is amended  by 
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adding Section 2105-355 as follows:
 
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    (20 ILCS 2105/2105-355 new)
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    Sec. 2105-355. Licensing exemptions related to free 
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medical clinics.
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    (a)  Any health care professional authorized by law to 
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provide services at a free medical clinic may do so without 
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being licensed under any Act administered by the Department, 
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provided that the health care professional:
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        (1)  is duly licensed by, or otherwise authorized to 
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    practice the profession by, any state or territory of the 
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    United States;
 


 






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        (2)  restricts his, her, or its licensed or authorized 
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    services and duties solely to the provision of care or 
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    service at a free medical clinic; and
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        (3)  provides only the care or services that the 
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    individual or entity is licensed or otherwise authorized to 
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    provide by any state or territory of the United States.
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    (b)  The requirements of this Section 2105-355 do not apply 
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to the exemptions authorized by the Department pursuant to 
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Section 2105-400 of this Act.
 

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    Section 99. Effective date. This Act takes effect upon 
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becoming law.".